Fourth-ranked LSU is using the bye week to tighten up on defense. Coach Ed Orgeron says they’ll use the extra practice time to experiment with moving cornerback Kristian Fulton from outside corner to covering up the slot receiver…
cut 30 (07) “…this week”
The Tigers next game is a week from Saturday at home against Utah State.

After winning its Conference USA opener by beating F-I-U, Louisiana Tech hits the road this weekend to visit a winless Rice team. Bulldogs coach Skip Holtz is telling his team not to overlook the Owls…
cut 16 (20) “…this team”
Tech had 565 yards of offense in last Friday’s win over F-I-U, but Holtz is not happy with settling for three field goals in the red zone.

The Saints begin preparations today for their big Sunday night matchup against the Cowboys. Teddy Bridgewater should have more confidence in this game after leading the Black and Gold to a road win in Seattle.

In the Southland Conference, Nicholls has one more non-conference game left as the Colonels are at Texas State. Southeastern Louisiana looks to improve to 2-0 in league play as they visit Northwestern State. McNeese will host Sam Houston State. The Cowboys lost their Southland opener last weekend and they are 2-and-2 on the season. Cody Orgeron has started all four games at quarterback for the Pokes, completing less than 60-percent of his passes for 678 yards, six touchdowns, and three interceptions. McNeese Coach Sterling Gilbert says Cody is giving it his best…
cut 19 (20) “…he is”
Kick-off between McNeese and Sam Houston is at 6:00.

LSU has three receivers ranked in the top 50 in receiving yards, led by Ja’Marr Chase who has 397 yards receiving. He’s second in the nation in receiving yards per game, with 132 yards a contest. Remember he didn’t play against Northwestern State. Coach Ed Orgeron says they knew the sophomore from Rummel would have a breakout season…
cut 17 (12) “…of player”
Coach Ed Orgeron appeared this morning on the radio show “Off the Bench” which is based out of Baton Rouge and said that linebacker Michael Divinity will miss a couple of weeks after suffering a leg injury in the win over Vanderbilt. And wide receiver Terrace Marshall will be back toward the latter part of the season, after undergoing surgery to repair a fractured foot. LSU’s next game is Saturday, October 5th at 11 AM against Utah State.

The Ragin Cajuns lead the nation in rushing yards with 1,295 and 18 touchdowns. UL-Lafayette ia also second in yards per carry. Trey Ragas is averaging 10 yards a carry, while Raymond Calais is averaging 9.5 yards an attempt. Coach Billy Napier says it’s an unselfish group…
cut 19 (21) “…our team”
The Cajuns are on the road this Saturday when they visit Georgia Southern for a 5 PM kickoff.

The Saints will return to practice tomorrow to get ready for Sunday night’s big home game against Dallas Cowboys. New Orleans will attempt to cut down on the penalties, they were flagged 11 times in the win at Seattle.

LSU has three receivers ranked in the top 50 in receiving yards, led by Ja’Marr Chase who has 397 yards receiving. He’s second in the nation in receiving yards per game, with 132 yards a contest. Remember he didn’t play against Northwestern State. Coach Ed Orgeron says they knew the sophomore from Rummel would have a breakout season…
cut 17 (12) “…of player”
Coach Ed Orgeron appeared this morning on the radio show “Off the Bench” which is based out of Baton Rouge and said that linebacker Michael Divinity will miss a couple of weeks after suffering a leg injury in the win over Vanderbilt. And wide receiver Terrrace Marshall will be back toward the latter part of the season, after undergoing surgery to repair a fractured foot. LSU’s next game is Saturday, October 5th at 11 AM against Utah State.

The Sun Belt Conference names Ragin Cajuns running back Elijah Mitchell as its Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week. The Erath native rushed for 143 yards and three touchdowns in U-L Lafayette’s road win over Ohio. Coach Billy Napier says a great offseason is paying off for Mitchell
Cut 18 (18) “can do”
The Cajuns rank first in the nation in total rushing yards, with 1,295 yards and 18 touchdowns.

Louisiana Tech senior kicker Bailey Hale is the Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week. Hale was five-for-five on field goals in the Bulldogs 43-31 win over FIU.

Nicholls is tied for 12th in the latest STATS FCS Top 25 poll, while Southeastern Louisiana has moved up two spots to number 19. The Lions are at Northwestern State Saturday, while the Colonels are at Texas State.

For the third time this year, Quarterback Joe Burrow is the SEC Offensive Player of the Week. Tommy Hodson and JaMarcus Russell are the only quarterbacks in LSU history to earn SEC Offensive Player of the Week three times in a season. In the first four games, Burrow has more completions, passing yards and passing touchdowns than any player in school history over that span. Coach Ed Orgeron doesn’t see Burrow slowing down
Cut 16 (13) “…expect that”
LSU leads the nation in scoring, averaging nearly 58 points per game.

The Tigers offense will once again get an early wake-up call on October 5th when the Bayou Bengals host Utah State. The SEC has set kick off at 11 AM.

The Sun Belt Conference names Ragin Cajuns running back Elijah Mitchell as its Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week. The Erath native rushed for 143 yards and three touchdowns in U-L Lafayette’s road win over Ohio. Coach Billy Napier says a great offseason is paying off for Mitchell
Cut 18 (18) “can do”
The Cajuns rank first in the nation in total rushing yards, with 1,295 yards and 18 touchdowns.

Louisiana Tech senior kicker Bailey Hale is the Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week. Hale was five-for-five on field goals in the Bulldogs 43-31 win over FIU.

On the Diamond, Collegiate Baseball ranks LSU’s 2019 recruiting class as 6th best in the country.

LSU football fans will have to get ready for another 11 AM kick-off. The SEC announced today that the Tigers next game on October 5th, will kick-off at 11 AM against Utah State. An LSU official says they can’t find a time when the Tigers had back-to-back morning kickoffs.

Tigers wide receiver Terrace Marshall underwent surgery to repair a stress fracture in his foot. He’s expected to miss up to a month of the season. Quarterback Joe Burrow says Marshall’s absence will be felt…
cut 18 (25) “…more comfortable’
And for the third time this year, Burrow is the SEC Offensive Player of the Week. Tommy Hodson and JaMarcus Russell are the only quarterbacks in LSU history to earn SEC Offensive Player of the Week three times.

Teddy Bridgewater’s steady play helped shepard the Saints to an upset 33-27 win over the Seahawks yesterday in Seattle. It’s an emotional victory for Bridgewater, who nearly saw his career come to an end because of a devastating knee injury during training camp in 2016…
Cut 4 (12) “…all-time high.”
It’s the Saints first win without Drew Brees since 2005. Payton says he didn’t think about Brees not playing, they just worked to win the game
Cut 30 (19) “…he’s been.”
Brees tweeted after the game, “so proud of our TEAM! Who Dat baby!” New Orleans hosts Dallas on Sunday night.

Teddy Bridgewater showed he is more than a capable backup to Drew Brees as he led the Saints to a 33-27 win over the Seahawks in Seattle yesterday. Bridgewater threw for 177 yards and two TD passes and he benefited from a touchdown by the Saints special teams and defense…
Cut 3 (09) “…that much easier”
It’s an emotional victory for Bridgewater, who nearly saw his career come to an end because of a devastating knee injury during training camp in 2016.

After spending a week out on the west coast, the Saints flew back to New Orleans after the game. They’ll now get ready to host Dallas for a big Sunday night showdown. The Cowboys are 3-0 after beating the Dolphins 31-6. Dallas is undefeated, but its wins have come against Miami, Washington and the New York Giants, three of the worst teams in the NFL.

After four games, LSU leads the nation in scoring, averaging nearly 58 points a game. The 231 points scored represents an SEC record for most points through four games. The 66 scored this past Saturday against Vanderbilt is the highest ever for LSU in an SEC game that didn’t go into overtime. But the Tigers once-dominant defense struggled in Nashville with missed assignments and poor tackling. Coach Ed Orgeron says they’ll work on it during the bye week…
cut 17 (20) “….next week”
LSU’s next game is Saturday, October 5th and the SEC announced today that it will be an 11 AM kick-off. Second straight morning kick-off for the Tigers.

The Saints pulled off a stunning win in Seattle, beating the Seahawks 33-27 without Drew Brees. New Orleans first touchdown came on a 53-yard punt return by rookie Deonte Harris and the defense scored the second TD on a Vonn Bell 33-yard fumble return. Q-B Teddy Bridgewater and the offense handled the rest. Coach Sean Payton says they were ready to play…
Cut 13 (10) “…big play.”
Bridgewater threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns and Alvin Kamara had two touchdowns.

The Saints are in first place in the NFC South at 2-and-1, every other team is 1-and-2. The Colts galloped past the Falcons 27-24, Carolina crushed Arizona 38-20 and Buccaneers blew an 18-point halftime lead and lost to the Giants 32-31.

LSU’s offense remains an offensive force, but questions remain about the Tigers defense after improving to 4-0 with a 66-38 win over winless Vanderbilt. Quarterback Joe Burrow set a school-record with six touchdown passes and he threw for 398 yards, 357 yards in the first half, which is also a school-record….
Cut 16 (09) “…afterward”
One of Burrow’s receivers could miss the next month as Terrace Marshall underwent surgery to fix his fractured foot. Marshall leads LSU with six touchdown catches.

Elijah Mitchell had three touchdowns as the Ragin Cajuns beat Ohio 45-25. Iowa State blew past ULM 72-20.

Nicholls and Southeastern are 1-0 in the Southland after winning their openers. McNeese and Northwestern State lost their Southland openers and Grambling lost its SWAC opener.

The fourth-ranked LSU football team had the alarm clocks set early this morning as they’ll face Vanderbilt at 11 AM in the SEC opener for the Tigers. Quarterback Joe Burrow should have another big game throwing the football as the Commodores are one of the worst pass defenses in college football. LSU is only averaging 3.6 yards a carry, but junior running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire says the offense is performing just fine…
cut 30 (10) “…forced”
In other action in the SEC Today, Georgia hosts Notre Dame, Auburn is at Texas A-and-M, while Florida hosts Tennessee.

Louisiana Tech won its Conference USA opener last night as the Bulldogs defeated FIU 43-31. Justin Henderson had a big night with three touchdowns and 141 yards rushing. Bailey Hale tied a school record with five field goals. Tech’s next game is next Saturday at Rice.

ULM will look for the school’s first-ever win against a Big 12 school when they visit Iowa State. Both teams are coming off one-point losses. The Ragin Cajuns are at Ohio. After scoring 77 points last week against Texas Southern, how will U-L Lafayette’s offense perform today at 1 PM.

Southland play begins today. McNeese is at Abilene Christian. The Cowboys have never lost to A-C-U in six previous matchups. Ninth ranked Nicholls travels to Stephen F Austin to begin defense of its conference title. The Lumberjacks are winless on the season. Southeastern hosts Lamar. The Lions lost by 11 to Ole Miss last weekend, while Lamar is 2-and-1. And Northwestern State is at Houston Baptist. H-B-U has put up a lot of points this year.

Grambling also begins SWAC play today as the Tigers are at Alabama State. Grambling hopes to get its first win of the season.

And then tomorrow its the Saints versus the Seahawks. Drew Brees, Tre’Quan Smith and Sheldon Rankins will not play. But Rankins says he’s close to getting back on the field as he recovers from a torn Achilles.

LSU offensive lineman Ed Ingram is officially back with the Tigers after he was suspended for more than a year. Ingram started 12 games as a freshman at right guard, but didn’t play last season following an arrest in Dallas for alleged sexual assault. The charges have been dropped and he’s back with the team. Ingram is not expected to play in tomorrow’s game against Vanderbilt.

Louisiana Tech begins conference play tonight as the Bulldogs host F-I-U. The Panthers lost their league opener to Western Kentucky two weeks ago and then last week dropped a game to New Hampshire. Tech Coach Skip Holtz says F-I-U has run for a bunch of yards with backup QB Kaylan Wiggins at the helm…
cut 20 (15) “…through the air”
F-I-U has kept it a secret on who will play quarterback tonight, Kaylan Wiggins or James Morgan, who got hurt in the loss to the Hilltoppers.
The Saints go into Sunday’s game without Drew Brees, who had surgery on his throwing hand this week. Teddy Bridgewater is expected starter and he hopes the offense can be as prolific as it is when Drew Brees is on his game…
cut 17 (12) “….our teammates”
Bridgewater failed to lead New Orleans into the end zone last Sunday after Brees got hurt.

Louisiana’s private high schools have decided not to play their state championship football games at the Mercedes Benz Superdome. That’s likely disappointing news for many kids from select schools who dream of playing in the Dome. Louisiana Select School Association CEO JP Kelly says they did what they could to make all parties involved satisfied…
cut 11 (08) “…with it”
Kelly says select schools will hold their title games the weekend before the Prep Classic, possibly at UL-Lafayette, Southeastern Louisiana or Yulman Stadium.

The Saints continue preparations in Seattle for Sunday’s game against the Seahawks. Quarterbacks Teddy Bridgewater and Taysom Hill could get some snaps and Bridgewater says he trusts the coaching staff’s game plan…
cut 18 (13) “…it work”
Kick-off is at 3:25.

LSU football coach Ed Orgeron says starting tackle Saahdiq Charles is available to play Saturday against Vanderbilt, but Coach O says a coach’s decision may result in him not playing. Pass rusher K’Lavon Chaisson is doubtful, but Tiger Rag-dot-com is reporting that offensive guard Ed Ingram has been reinstated. He was arrested over a year ago for aggravated sexual assault, but charges have been dismissed.

Louisiana Tech plays a rare Friday night home game tonight against F-I-U. Bulldogs Coach Skip Holtz understands Friday is reserved for high school football, but he’ll take the national TV exposure they’ll get on the CBS Sports Network…
cut 19 (28) “enthusiasm.”
La Tech enters the game with a 2-1 record, while F-I-U is 1-and-2.

Tulane improved to three and one with a thrilling 38-31 win over Houston last night. The Green Wave were down by 21 points, but quarterback Justin McMillan threw three touchdown passes, including a 53-yard scoring strike with just a few seconds left.